The Cape Verdean football team won Liberia 4–2 in the CAN2027 qualification, rising to third place in Group K, while Mozambique lost to Ethiopia.
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13/11/2026
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A cape Verdean football team today added the first three points in the 2027 African Nations Cup (CAN) qualification by winning Liberia by 4-2, while Mozambique suffered the first defeat against Ethiopia.
At the Cape Verde National Stadium, in Praia, Ayoni Santos, at five minutes, put the ‘blue sharks’ in advantage, debuting to mark for the main selection, but Franklin Nyenethue restored equality at 36.
The Cape Verdean response was immediate, with the average Santa Clara Djé Tavares returning the advantage to the team of the house, at 38 minutes, before Dailon Livramento expands the difference, to 43.
In the second part, Sanches Fernandes increased the Cape Verdean advantage at 90+1 minutes, while Ayouba Kosiah, of great penalty, at 90+5, fixed the final result at 4-2.
With this triumph, Cape Verde rose to the third place of Group K, with three points, while Liberia continues without scoring, in the last position.
Rwanda, leader, and Mali, second ranked and guided by Portuguese Tony da Silva, both with six points, still face today at Stade du 26 Mars in Bamako.
Mozambique, on the other hand, suffered the first loss in Group J, losing 1–0 in the reception to Ethiopia, still holding the second place of the group, in a match in which Geny Catamo, extreme Sporting, played 65 minutes.
At the National Stadium in Maputo, Kenean Markneh scored the only goal of the match at 87 minutes, guaranteeing Ethiopia a historic victory, the first front to Mozambique in a qualifying round.
In spite of the disengagement, Mozambique holds the second place of the J Group, with four points in three games, three of the leader Senegal and only one of advantage over Sudan and Ethiopia, third and fourth ranked respectively, remaining in the fight for clearance.
Mozambique came from a draw with Senegal (1-1) and from a victory over Sudan (4-1), while Ethiopia had missed the first two meetings before Sudan and Senegal, both by 1-0.
The two teams meet again next Tuesday at the Bahir Dar International Stadium in Ethiopia.
The qualification will define 21 of the 24 participants in the final phase of the ANC, to which the first two ranked from nine of the 12 groups and the winners of the other three ‘poules’ in which the organizing countries are located.
The 36th edition of the main African selection competition takes place from 19 June to 17 July 2027, in an unprecedented three-way organization involving Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.